News Archive

It's the start of 2019 here in New Zealand. In addition to wishing the entire community a Happy New Year, we wanted to post our annual retrospective on 2018. Once again, we're proud to announce that we've had the best year to date for both Path of Exile and Grinding Gear Games. Looking ahead, 2019 is already full of plans and ideas that we can't wait to introduce to you. In the meantime, let's take a look back on this year. Read More.

The holiday period is in full swing and we're continuing to share light news posts to keep you entertained. Tomorrow we'll sum up the past year in our annual retrospective, but today we're still in 2018, so for this news post we've picked several pieces of concept art of the items introduced in the Fairgraves Mystery Box. Read More.

The Yeti Mask and Polar Bear Cub have returned to the store for this holiday period! We're also happy to introduce this year's winter special, the Snowman Hideout Decoration! Click here to check them out! Read More.

It's the holiday period in New Zealand, so we don't have any development news to share today. With so many people playing Betrayal, we thought it would be fun to take a trip down memory lane to examine some of Path of Exile's early releases and some interesting facts related to them. Today we'll discuss the releases from Closed Beta through to Torment and Bloodlines, with the remainder covered in future news posts during the holidays. Read More.

It's Christmas in New Zealand! While GGG team are enjoying a well-deserved day off with their families and friends, we wanted to take a moment to wish Happy Holidays to our community! Have a great day, Exiles! Read More.

As many of you already know, we recently hired Openarl, a well known member of the community who developed the community tool, 'Path of Building'. Having worked with us for just over a month, we wanted to share some insight about Openarl's background and time with us. Read More.

We're proud to introduce the Core Supporter Packs! Designed in five different styles which represent the core themes of Path of Exile, these five Supporter Packs will satisfy both fans of realistic armour sets and more sophisticated outfits as well. Each Supporter Pack contains an Armour Set, additional Helmet Skin, Back Attachment, Weapon Effect, Apparition Effect and more! The higher-tier ones contain all the contents of the lower ones plus physical items and Portal Effects. Check out the full news post for more information, or grab yours now! Read More.

We're happy to finally introduce the Dragon Hunter Armour Set and Wings! This metallic set with a pauldron made in a shape of a dragon's head will create an epic and stylish look for your character. Click here to check them out in the store! Read More.

We've just introduced the Dragon Hunter Pet! Yes, it is a real dragon, and of course he has a fire-spitting animation! This fearsome-looking pet can travel alongside you or guard your hideout. Check it out by watching this video, or click here to get yours. Read More.

We've just released the Dragon Hunter Weapon Effect which imbues your weapon with flames and leaves a nice black and orange trail. Being a part of the Dragon Hunter theme, this effect works perfectly with the recently released Dragon Hunter Sword and Longsword, but it also looks great with any fire microtransaction. Check out the new effect by watching this video, or click here to get yours. Read More.